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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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